Cheap accomodations and food in Italy?
Jul 18, 2011 0:00:40 GMT
Post by lagatta on Jul 18, 2011 0:00:40 GMT
I don't think we have a thread like this for Italy, similar to the threads our friend Jazz started up for Paris and sometimes elsewhere in France.
One resource I've found useful when travelling alone is convent and monastery stays, though some have gone quite upscale and others have very early curfews - a problem even for morning people as evening meals tend to be late throughout Southern Europe.
And in theory at least, most will not welcome unmarried couples.
Here is one I turned up in Rome in response to a query at slow travel (which usually concerns somewhat more upscale travel):
Posted 17 July 2011 03:33 PM Hide Post
Domus Nascimbeni, run by a religious order, looks like a modestly priced place in Rome if she wants somewhere very quiet and clean. It looks more modern than their other guesthouse just opposite the Vatican:
It also has a wi-fi zone!
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Another Roman oddity is Orsa Maggiore, a b+b for women only. I don't have any particular interest in places for women only; just thinking of it as a quieter place than most hostels for women travelling alone (or friends, or lesbian couples)... It is more expensive than Domus Nascimbeni though, unless one is willing to sleep in a small dorm room (Never! I cried). www.casainternazionaledelledonne.org/foresteria.htm
The only cheap but pleasant place I've stayed at in recent years was the so-called "Mario Spagnoli Youth Hotel" in Perugia, while I was working at a conference. So-called because well into middle age, I was the youngest guest when I arrived - I was with some slightly-older colleagues and there was a coachload of seniors.
www.perugiahostel.com/ Not a party hostel - scrupulously clean, and I had a large room alone with a well-appointed private bath - with bidet. It is located somewhat outside and downhill from the historic city centre, but now it is right next to a Minimetró stop that whisks people uphill in a couple of minutes.
I have also stayed at university lodging, but as often is the case in Italy, it helps to know a faculty member...
One resource I've found useful when travelling alone is convent and monastery stays, though some have gone quite upscale and others have very early curfews - a problem even for morning people as evening meals tend to be late throughout Southern Europe.
And in theory at least, most will not welcome unmarried couples.
Here is one I turned up in Rome in response to a query at slow travel (which usually concerns somewhat more upscale travel):
Posted 17 July 2011 03:33 PM Hide Post
Domus Nascimbeni, run by a religious order, looks like a modestly priced place in Rome if she wants somewhere very quiet and clean. It looks more modern than their other guesthouse just opposite the Vatican:
It also has a wi-fi zone!
slowtalk.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/862600685/m/652008254001
Another Roman oddity is Orsa Maggiore, a b+b for women only. I don't have any particular interest in places for women only; just thinking of it as a quieter place than most hostels for women travelling alone (or friends, or lesbian couples)... It is more expensive than Domus Nascimbeni though, unless one is willing to sleep in a small dorm room (Never! I cried). www.casainternazionaledelledonne.org/foresteria.htm
The only cheap but pleasant place I've stayed at in recent years was the so-called "Mario Spagnoli Youth Hotel" in Perugia, while I was working at a conference. So-called because well into middle age, I was the youngest guest when I arrived - I was with some slightly-older colleagues and there was a coachload of seniors.
www.perugiahostel.com/ Not a party hostel - scrupulously clean, and I had a large room alone with a well-appointed private bath - with bidet. It is located somewhat outside and downhill from the historic city centre, but now it is right next to a Minimetró stop that whisks people uphill in a couple of minutes.
I have also stayed at university lodging, but as often is the case in Italy, it helps to know a faculty member...